n.
1.a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2.one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3.a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
4.a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
5.a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
6.any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
7.the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8.an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
9.a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves 10.a device on an automobile for making a warning noise horn v.
1.stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
Idiom of the Day
get after (someone) to do (something)
to urge or try to make someone do something that he or she should do but has neglected
I will get after the repairman to fix the computer as soon as he returns.
